Merry Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 where he wants to major in English and minor in studio art and music. He wants to go into film or theatre production eventually. Does the University of Missouri, Columbia have a good reputation for their English program? How can I find out? And if it doesn't, do you have any suggestions for a college that is not too expensive? It's not likely that he will get good scholarships based on his mediocre ACT scores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueridge Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Try here... http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/columbia-mo/university-of-missouri-2516 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Missouri Western in St. Joseph, MO has film and theatre program. Their in-state tuition is reasonable. I have no information on the reputation of the program, I believe it is fairly new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I have no personal experience with it whatsoever, but I just checked its English graduate program's ranking w/ US News and World Report, and it's ranked #58, in a 5 way tie with schools like Boston College and (my college!) the University of Georgia. I would guess that means it's a respected enough department to attract some impressive professors and that anyone who's willing to work for it can get a very good education there (IME with big state universities, people can also skate by and graduate without really taking advantage of what's available to them). For whatever it's worth, I am very pleased with my English major experience at my #58 school and had no trouble getting into grad school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 ooh! And they have a guy there who's written two books about Eudora Welty; yeah, he should totally go there ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry Posted November 17, 2010 Author Share Posted November 17, 2010 Koko, where did you get the information about the guy who wrote two books on Eudora Welty? This kind of information is what I'm looking for in addition to the U.S. News ranking system but I don't know how to find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Koko, where did you get the information about the guy who wrote two books on Eudora Welty? This kind of information is what I'm looking for in addition to the U.S. News ranking system but I don't know how to find it. I just went to the English department's website and read some of the faculty bios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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